I believe that life is a story.  Occasionally, we find our life's story confusing, in disarray or completely stalled.  Counseling is a special time and place set aside to gain deeper insight into your story and make changes.  I am privileged to offer my clients a safe and accepting space to tell their story and move into a new chapter.   

I have provided mental health services in the Harrisonburg area for over 19 years, including 12 years as a school counselor.  I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science degree in counseling from Radford University.  

I use cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices to help my clients identify and work through thoughts, feelings, behaviors and relationships that have become unmanageable.   I use strategies and techniques ranging from insight-based talk therapy to creative arts to help clients get unstuck and find new ways of thinking, feeling and relating.  I am a skilled play therapist with children age 8 and up.

I have particular interest and experience in helping those with:

• Depression and mood concerns
• Stressful life transitions
• Anxiety
• Parenting concerns
• Child and adolescent behavior challenges
• Loss and grief​
• Women's issues
• Spiritual growth and development

"At any given moment, you have the power to say this is not how the story is going to end."
~Christine Miller

Enough about me.  What's your story?